University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Digital Collections

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The Penelope Johnson Allen Brainerd Mission Correspondence and Photographs digital collection features orignal correspondence and receipts created by the United States Department of War, Indian Agent Return J. Meigs, and Brainerd Mission superintendents and founders Gideon Blackburn, Cyrus Kingsbury, and Ard Hoyt. The collection also …

The R. M. Civil War Nursing Correspondence digital collection includes four letters written by R. M. Bigelow, providing documentation about the roles of women during the Civil War. The letters are dated from 1862 to 1866.

R. M. Bigelow, also known as Aunty Bigelow, lived in Washington D. C. and is known for nursing hundreds of sick and …

The Cavalier Corporation Histories and Balance Sheets digital collection features corporate histories and balance sheets that document the company's production of soda machines, coolers, and picnic chests for Coca-Cola.

Age is not necessarily of any great importance in a company, except that one that has been doing business for a …

The Chattanooga Postcards and Viewbooks digital collection features souvenir postcards and books dating back to the early 20th century. The collection depicts points of interest in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee including Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, and downtown.

The George Connor Speeches digital collection includes manuscripts and drafts of speeches delivered by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Guerry Professor of English. Connor dedicated his life to education, and in 1985, his colleagues, former students, and friends endowed the George C. Connor Professorship in American literature …

The George Ayers Cress artist studio photographs digital collection includes photographs taken by Cress while visiting the homes and studios of artists, including Henry Moore, John Piper, and William Scott.

George Ayers Cress was a prolific painter who joined the faculty of the University of Chattanooga in 1951. Cress taught at the …

The Concha Espina Spanish Literature Correspondence digital collection features letters written by the Spanish novelist to Terrell Tatum, a professor of Spanish at the University of Chattanooga from 1924 to 1967. The letters range in date from 1931 to 1955 and cover a variety of topics, including Espina's most famous work, La Niña …

The Ralph W. Hood and W. Paul Williamson Holiness Churches of Appalachia Recordings and Interviews digital collection features a small sample of more than 400 hours of church services and interviews documenting contemporary serpent handlers of Southern Appalachia. Ranging from 1975 to 2004, this collection focuses on the major …

The Krystal Gazer Newsletters digital collection is a corporate newsletter that documents the storied history of Krystal restaurants in Chattanooga, the state of Tennessee, and the South. Dating from 1944 to 2002, the newsletters provide valuable insight into the restaurant's work culture and business practices as well as its impact …

The Emma Bell Miles Southern Appalachia art and correspondence digital collection contains correspondence among members and friends of writer and artist Emma Bell Miles’ family of origin illustrating the personal roots of themes Emma lived out and developed in her work. The heart of the collection is a series of letters written during …

The Leroy M. Sullivan World War II Diaries and Correspondence digital collection features three diaries and sixteen letters authored by Leroy M. Sullivan, a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force, during World War II from 1940 to 1943, when Sullivan was killed in action. The diaries document Lieutenant Sullivan's …

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Course Catalogs digital collection features volumes of bulletins ranging from 1891 to 1985. The course catalogs provide a glimpse into the history of higher education at the university, documenting course offerings, tuition and fees, administrators and faculty, academic calendars, and degree …

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Echo Student Newspapers digital collection features the issues of newspapers produced by university students from 1888 to 2011. The University Lookout, a precursor to the University Echo, is part literary magazine and part student newspaper and it is also included in this digital collection.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Moccasin Yearbooks digital collection features all 63 volumes of the the Moccasin ranging from 1911 to 1991. Published by students enrolled at the University of Chattanooga (1907-1969) and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1969-present), the Moccasin documents athletics, social …

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga President and Chancellor Portraits digital collection features oil paintings of 12 of the 17 presidents and chancellors of the university, including it's predecessor institutions Chattanooga University, Grant University, and University of Chattanooga. University leaders not represented in …

The Lula Ulrica Whitaker Southern Agrarian Writers Correspondence digital collection contains correspondence from nine of the authors known as the Twelve Southerners. The correspondence, written in 1934, describes each author's understanding of the Southern Agrarian movement.

The John T. Wilder Civil War Correspondence and Papers digital collection contains correspondence and military records regarding Brigadier General Wilder's service in the Union Army during the American Civil War from 1861-1865 as well as personal correspondence and papers dating from 1865 to 1937.

The Raymond B. Witt Chattanooga Public Schools Desegregation Records digital collection documents Chattanooga's response to the United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional in 1955. As chair and member of the Chattanooga Board of Education and …

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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Digital Collections provides free and open access to cultural heritage resources that document Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the South, including the history of the university.